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Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August

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E. Allan Kovar (on behalf of the Petitioner,)
Susan M. Vance (on behalf of the Respondent,)
Elinor Hadley Stillman (as amici curiae)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-814
Petitioner: 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Respondent: 
August
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
450 U.S. 346 (1981)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 12, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, March 9, 1981
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August , 450 U.S. 346 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_814)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for August, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a special concurrence
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens